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Paschen's law

Paschen's law proper noun: an equation giving the breakdown voltage between two electrodes in a gas as a function of pressure and gap length.

Proper noun

Paschen's law

  1. An equation giving the breakdown voltage between two electrodes in a gas as a function of pressure and gap length.

Origin of Paschen's law

Named after Friedrich Paschen, who discovered it empirically in 1889.

Questions about Paschen's law

What does Paschen's law mean?
Paschen's law means an equation giving the breakdown voltage between two electrodes in a gas as a function of pressure and gap length.
What part of speech is Paschen's law?
Paschen's law is a proper noun.

Words near Paschen's law in the dictionary

  1. Paschalls
  2. Paschaltide
  3. Paschaltime
  4. Paschas
  5. Paschen series
  6. Paschen's law
  7. Paschen-Back effect
  8. Paschen-Back effects
  9. Paschendale
  10. Paschim Bardhaman
  11. Paschim Medinipur

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